Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's meetings at Ludlow, Doncaster and Kempton.
Henderson has had 73 Festival triumphs in his stellar career but the 2024 meeting was the first time since 2008 that he had drawn a blank, as a virus that swept
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Market Rasen, Taunton and Wolverhampton.
The Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah will renew her rivalry with last year's Golden Slipper (G1) winner Lady Of Camelot when she lines up March 15 in the Coolmore Classic (G1) at Rosehill Gardens.
DOMINIC KING: Two years ago, O'Sullivan arrived at The Festival entrusted with the mount on Marine Nationale for the Supreme. He had only had one previous ride at Cheltenham.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Carlisle, Southwell and Wolverhampton.
DOMINIC KING: Michael O'Sullivan, the Cheltenham Festival winning jockey and one of racing's rising stars, has tragically died due to the injuries he sustained in a fall at Thurles.
The spring in Nicky Richards's step may be missing, but the glint in his eye returned and nobody was complaining as he saddled the winner of Haydock's Grand National Trial
The prevailing image in the aftermath of a lot of the top-class races National Hunt fans will enjoy is likely to be the green and gold silks of JP McManus ruling the roost again.
DOMINIC KING: Sean Bowen reached a significant landmark in his increasingly successful career as he became the latest member of the 1000 winner club.
Rachael Blackmore wins the Stayers' Hurdle aboard Bob Olinger to complete a Cheltenham Festival double on Thursday.
Thousands of racegoers descended on Prestbury Park dressed in their best for 'Style Wednesday'.
Golden Ace is a shock 25-1 winner of the Champion Hurdle after previous victors Constitution Hill and State Man fall.
Galopin Des Champs bids to become only the fifth horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times on Friday at the Festival.
Previewing the 2025 Cheltenham Festival & Galopin des Champs' quest for a third Gold Cup.
Berkshire trainer Jamie Snowden explains how you train a horse for Cheltenham races.
New padded hurdles, introduced for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, are designed to make racing safer.
A round-up of some of the best moments from day one of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival.
Jump jockey champion Harry Cobden says he hopes to help "inspire" the next generation of fans ahead of this week's Cheltenham Festival.
Constitution Hill bids to regain his title as a mouthwatering Champion Hurdle headlines the start of the four-day Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
Steal Sunshine, a last-out second to Mindframe in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), will be back on the work tab March 15 ahead of a scheduled start in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) on the Dubai World Cup undercard April 5 at Meydan Racecourse.
The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm
The first installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held March 11 and discussed the accounting, legal, and insurance considerations that affect Thoroughbred owners.
Recent results from the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale highlighted success, with two Florida-based stallions producing high-selling horses that delivered significant returns on investment.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 122 entries for its March Digital Sale which will close March 18, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The catalog offers horses of racing age, breeding stock, 2-year-olds in training, yearlings, and a no-guarantee season to Nyquist.
Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale saw 143 horses change hands for a total of $22,998,500. That number is just below last year's second session where 156 head sold for $23,976,000.
Andre Lynch most recently worked for Doug and Felicia Branham's Hurricane Hills Farm. He moved to Kentucky from his native Ireland in 1995.
On the second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Brad Cox signed the ticket for Hip 343, a son of freshman sire Charlatan, for $660,000 on behalf of Prime Bloodstock. The bay colt breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.
Mrs. Astor, perfect in her last two California starts for trainer Jonathan Thomas, faces a formidable challenger in Kathynmarissa in the March 15 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
Near the end of the March 12 second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Kimmel and Sallusto went to $1.1 million on behalf of Flanagan Racing for Hip 486, a daughter of Good Magic.
Express Sport bring you all the best tips for day two of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival including the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
One lucky race-goer could afford to pay for a taxi home on Tuesday.
JP McManus will hope to add to his tally of incredible winners at this week's Cheltenham Festival, further bolstering his incredible net worth on the tracks.
Alan Shearer is a huge racing fan and has owned a couple of horses over the years - one of which won at Cheltenham as a 50-1 outsider.
There's no such things as happy hour in the bars at the Cheltenham Festival this week.
Cheltenham Festival racegoers are forking out lots of money including £7.80 for a pint of Guinness and £12 for a burger.
The racecourse was covered in a blanket of snow ahead of day two.
While riders descend on Cheltenham to fight for supremacy at the Festival, one man stands head and shoulders above them all in career earnings.
Cheltenham Ladies Day, the Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival, was re-named and rebranded by The Jockey Club in 2024 as part of a controversial change
A Cheltenham Festival owner paid tribute to his horse after the opening race of this year's event.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday's meetings at Kelso, Southwell, Fakenham and Newcastle.
Group 1 winning trainer Anthony Cummings has had his licence sensationally revoked by Racing NSW following an ongoing investigation into the collapse of his business.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday's meetings at Sandown, Newcastle, Leicester and Chelmsford City.
The Grand National remains the race that captures the hearts and minds of the public, and there is an argument for saying the running this year will be the highest quality of all-time.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's meetings at Hereford, Southwell, Kempton and Wetherby.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Ayr, Lingfield and Wolverhampton.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Catterick and Wolverhampton.
This year's gap is less than three weeks and Skelton is adamant that means his contemporaries will have to pick and choose which Festival they target.
Champion jockey Jamie Melham had racegoers in tears on Saturday after winning the group 1 1400-metre Orr Stakes for her late dear friend Colin McKenna.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Warwick, Newcastle, Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton and Newbury.
A son of Vercingetorix (SAf) already named Wreath Of Snow (SAf) topped the first session of the Cape Racing Sales Premier Yearling Sale on Thursday when selling for R9 million (€452,899) to Greg Bortz. Vercingetorix's offspring filled the top five spots.
Consigned by Drakenstein Stud, lot 85 is out of Snowdance (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), a winner of both the G1 Cape Fillies Guineas and G1 Majorca Stakes. Already the dam of G1 Cape Guineas hero Snow Pilot (SAf) (Lancaster Bomber), the mare is out of Grade 3 winner Spring Lilac (SAf) (Joshua Dancer). Snowdance is a full- or half-sister to a trio of stakes winners.
Part of Vercingetorix's leading quintet, lot 96 was the highest priced filly at R4.1 million (€206,200). Offered by Klawervlei Stud, the bay is out of the G1 Allan Robertson Championship heroine The Secret Is Out (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}).
Through the first day's trade, 137 lots sold from 149 (92%) offered for a gross of R104,350,000 (€5,...
The catalogue for the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale, which takes place between 8 and 10 May, has been released and features the progeny of world-class stallions Justify, Wootton Bassett (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire), Sea The Stars (Ire), Dubawi (Ire) and more.
A total of 192 two-year-olds feature in the sale that was headed last year by recent UAE 2,000 Guineas hero Ruling Court (Justify), who was sold by Norman Williamson's Oak Tree Farm to...
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country.
The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.
Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 03/11/2025
Licensee: Danny Morales, trainer
Penalty: 5-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on March 12, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 2 Penalty Points....
A New York-bred filly by Quality Road (hip 636) became the fourth juvenile–and second from the Wavertree Stables consignment–to reach seven figures at the OBS March sale when selling for $1.05 million to the bid of Amo Racing's Kia Joorabchian. The bay, out of stakes winner and Grade I placed Toasting (Congrats), worked a furlong last week in :9 4/5. She was a $350,000 purchase at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.
Hip 636, a bay filly by @LanesEndFarms stallion Quality Road consigned by @WavertreeInc, selling...
Amr Zedan made his first purchase of the week a big one, with bloodstock agent Donato Lanni going to an OBS record $3 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner (hip 654) on behalf of the Saudi businessman Thursday. The gray worked a furlong in a bullet :9 3/5 last week. He was consigned by Eddie Woods and is out of Tynan (Liam's Map), a half-sister to graded winner Pappacap (Gun Runner). He was purchased for $200,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.
The previous record price for a horse sold at OBS was $2.45 million paid by...
Following the fireworks that ensued with the sale of a record-setting $3-million Gun Runner colt earlier in OBS's Thursday's session, a pair of juveniles surpassed the $1 million in quick succession. Hip 721, a filly by Maxfield brought a final bid of $1.25 million from Marquee Bloodstock, while only a few hips later, a colt by Nyquist drew $1 million from Shannon Potter, bidding on behalf of Epic Horses.
Out of All in With Aces (Quiet American), the half-sister to GISW Hard Aces was consigned by de Meric Sales. She was purchased for $165,000 at Keeneland November in 2023.
The latter, himself a half-...
The OwnerView Webinar series for 2025 kicked off Mar. 11 with a discussion of accounting, legal and insurance considerations affecting Thoroughbred owners.
Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView, was the moderator of a panel that included Chapman Hopkins, chair of Stoll Keenon Ogden's Equine Litigation group; Joe Daugherty, public accountant for Dean Dorton, leading their equine tax practice; and Mike Levy, founder of Muirfield Insurance.
A discussion of equine accounting, including tax changes and the implications on Thoroughbred ownership, kicked off the webinar.
“The two questions you need to ask is what kind of property are we dealing with and do I want to own it myself or do I want to own it with someone else?” replied Daugherty when discussing tax considerations for an owner buying a horse or a farm, and how that would be structured.
Addressing the importance of accounting methods, Daugherty added: “I would say that most horse owners qualify to...
High-class dual-purpose performer Vauban (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), who landed the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2022 for trainer Willie Mullins, is close to making his debut for Australian trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Vauban has been well-held in his two attempts at winning the Melbourne Cup for Mullins and owner Rich Ricci. The seven-year-old was snapped up by the Waterhouse and Bott combination for a reported $2 million after he finished 11th–beaten just over five lengths–behind Knight's Choice (Aus) (Extreme Choice {Aus}) in the Melbourne Cup in November.
He is set to make his debut for his new connections in the Sky High Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday–but co-trainer Bott warns that there will be improvement to come from the effort.
Speaking ahead of the assignment, Bott told racing.com, “We've been really pleased with everything we've seen from him at home in his work, the...
Edited Press Release
Edison International Foundation is making a $25,000 donation to Foothill Unity Center on behalf of Santa Anita Park for support in ongoing fire relief efforts.
For over 40 years, Foothill Unity Center based in nearby Monrovia has helped those in need with programs focused on food, health, job development, housing and homeless services, crisis management, volunteerism and much more. It serves the local San Gabriel Valley Foothill communities of Arcadia, Altadena, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Duarte, Irwindale, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena and Temple City.
“Foothill Unity Center has been doing amazing work in the community, well before the recent fires,” said Pete Siberell, Santa Anita's Director of Community Service & Special Projects. “Just as the organization stood strong during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the same dedication and compassion are now being extended to families impacted by the...
Frankie Dettori has been forced to file for bankruptcy after failing to reach an agreement with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a long-running tax avoidance case. The Italian released a statement to confirm this latest development on Thursday.
“For the last six-months, my advisors have been working with HMRC in an attempt to find a solution to my financial situation,” the statement read. “Regretfully, I will be filing for bankruptcy.
“I am saddened and embarrassed by this outcome and would advise others to take a stronger rein over their financial matters. Bankruptcy is a major decision and its consequences will affect me for many years.
“I am relieved to be drawing a line on this long-term matter, which enables me to reset and focus on my international riding career.”
Dettori's name first came up in a legal battle with HMRC over his anonymity...
